18/10/2026
🚂 How much do you notice from the train window?
From the moment you leave Aviemore, the railway passes through a landscape filled with railway history, wildlife and stories stretching back thousands of years.
Along the journey you can spot:
Our 1898 Highland Railway engine shed, still in railway use more than 125 years later
A tiny cottage with walls made from old railway sleepers
A golf course originally established by local railwaymen in 1898
Native woodland where red squirrels, deer and a huge variety of Highland wildlife can be found
Ancient standing stones beside the line, linked to a prehistoric burial site
The River Spey, where timber was once floated downstream before the railway provided a new way to transport it
The landscape around Loch Garten and Abernethy Forest, renowned for some of Scotland’s most remarkable wildlife
The Cairngorm Mountains, providing a spectacular backdrop to the journey, with views that change dramatically with the seasons.
And Broomhill Station, which television fans might recognise as Glenbogle Railway Station from BBC’s Monarch of the Glen.
And those are only some of the places to look out for!
We’ve been busy preparing images and information about the landmarks, landscapes and little details that passengers pass on their journey with us, ready for a new interactive route map, which we plan to include on a brand new website in January 2027!
🎟️ Come and discover the Strathspey Railway for yourself. Tickets and timetables available online.
